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Oppo decides to go big or go home with the 6-inch R7 Plus
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By Nic Healey / Oct 22, 2015 /
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The good The Oppo R7 Plus has a quality build and a battery life that borders on the jaw-dropping.
The bad Oppo’s proprietary launcher leaves a little to be desired and the phone’s sheer size will put off a few people.
The bottom line The Oppo R7 Plus is the best combination of mid-range specs we’ve seen at this price for some time.
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With the R7 Plus, Oppo is going big. The super-sized phone sports Oppo’s biggest screen to date, with a 6-inch AMOLED display packed into the frame. Ostensibly a larger version of the Oppo R7, the Plus adds a few other features, such as an enormously long-life battery, to create a well-rounded mid-range device that offers a lower priced option for anyone hunting for a big-screen experience.
For a little while now, Chinese-based manufacturer Oppo has been making a big push into new markets such as the US and Australia. In fact, in Australia, Oppo has secured a deal that sees it retail exclusively in the extensive network of Dick Smith electronics stores, as well as recently signing its first telecommunications carrier deal with Optus.
All this has equated to some surprisingly low pricing on the R7 Plus, at least in Australia. It’s AU$599 over here, with the US pricing at$499 and Europe at €429, all unlocked.( In Singapore it’s S$699, which doesn’t quite make it the same value.)
Design and build
6-inch screen, 1080p AMOLED screen
158 by 82.3 by 7.75mm( 6.22 by 3.23 by 0.31 inches)
192 grams( 6.77 ounces)
My colleague Aloysius Low called the 5-inch Oppo R7 a beautiful phone and I wouldn’t hesitate to describe the R7 Plus in the same way. The metal body adds a real sense of quality to a build that belies the moderate price.
The matte metal Finish938844 on the back is quite stylish and, as always, a very nice change from high-gloss fingerprint magnets. Speaking of fingerprints, the scanner on the rear is perfectly placed to unlock the phone with a single hand( for me anyway) and, in a very smart move, simply touching the scanner even when the screen is off will unlock the phone and wake up the display.
I am unashamedly a fan of big-screen phones. These days even a 5-inch screen feels undersized to me. That said, the R7 Plus is massive by anyone’s standard, adding an extra half-inch of screen to the so-called phablets like the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and even the new Sony Xperia Z5 Premium. It’s roughly the same weight and length as the 5.5-inch Apple iPhone 6S Plus, but it’s nearly 5mm wider. People with hands that veer into the’petite’ side of the equation may find it just too wide.
A handsome brushed metal rear adds some refinement to the R7 Plus.
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The screen is bright and clear, but resolution junkies might find the 1, 920x1, 080 pixels to be a step down from the Quad HD 2, 560x1, 440-pixel resolution, which you see on phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S6. For my money, the screen seemed just fine both in regular use and when gaming and watching videos. There may not be the wow factor of the ultra-crisp Xperia Z5 Premium with its 3, 840x2, 160-pixel display, but neither is there the significant price tag.
The screen was mostly fine to use outside. I say mostly, because viewed front-on it’s quite easy to read, even in bright light. But a combination of sunlight and an odd angle can be a problem. I only noticed this when trying to take a macro shot of a flower without kneeling down, so it’s unlikely to be a scenario that comes up too often.
The display curves down at the edges making for a nice rounded Finish938844 on the front of the R7 Plus. The design eschews any physical or touch-sensitive buttons, with just a power button on the right side of the phone and the volum